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For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.

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Since its founding in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation has promoted excellence and ethics in journalism. The SDX Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational programs of the Society of Professional Journalists and serves the professional needs of journalists and students pursuing careers in journalism.

Excellence in Journalism 2015Sept 18-20, 2015 – Orlando

Excellence in Journalism is the national journalism conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Join us in September in Orlando for training, networking, workshops and more!

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For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.

About the Foundation

Since its founding in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation has promoted excellence and ethics in journalism. The SDX Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational programs of the Society of Professional Journalists and serves the professional needs of journalists and students pursuing careers in journalism.

Excellence in Journalism 2015Sept 18-20, 2015 – Orlando

Excellence in Journalism is the national journalism conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Join us in September in Orlando for training, networking, workshops and more!

SPJ’s Region 10 comprises Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Honorees received award certificates April 13 at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Wash. First-place winners will move on to the national MOE competition among category winners from the 12 SPJ regions.

National winners will be notified in the late spring and will be recognized at Excellence in Journalism 2013 (EIJ13) in Southern California, Aug. 24 to 26. The awards are judged by professionals with at least three years of journalism experience.

The awards honor the best in student journalism. As such, judges were directed to choose only those entries which they felt were outstanding work worthy of such an honor. If the judges determined that none of the entries rose to the level of excellence, no award was given. Any category not listed has no winner.

School divisions are based on student enrollment, which includes both graduate and undergraduate enrollment: Large schools have more than 10,000 students, medium have 9,999 to 5,001 students, and small have fewer than 5,000 students.

See the list below for details on the Region 10 winners, and direct any MOE Awards questions to Director of Awards Lauren Rochester: awards@spj.org and 317.927.8000 ext. 210.

General News Reporting (Small)First Place: “Access Denied,” by Philip Ellefson, University of PortlandSecond Place: “Students cooperate but still can't party,” by Kelsey Thomas, University of PortlandThird Place: “Kathlyn Breazeale Memorial,” by Pacific Lutheran University

Sports Writing (Large)First Place: “40 years of Title IX at the UW,” by Ryan Hueter, University of WashingtonSecond Place: “A Sketch of Life,” by Ryan Hueter, University of WashingtonThird Place: “Freedom Riders,” by Cedar Goslin & Scott Greenstone, Central Oregon Community College

Best All-Around Daily Student NewspaperFirst Place: The Daily, University of WashingtonSecond Place: The Daily Evergreen, Washington State UniversityThird Place: Daily Barometer, Oregon State University

Best All-Around Non Daily Student Newspaper (Large)First Place: The Easterner, Eastern Washington University Second Place: The Torch, Lane Community CollegeThird Place: The Observer, Central Washington University

Best All-Around Non Daily Student Newspaper (Medium)First Place: The Sentinel, North Idaho College

Feature Photography (Small)First Place: “A life changed in an instant,” by Heather Perry, Pacific Lutheran UniversitySecond Place: “The story behind the ink,” by Giovanna Solano, University of Portland

Television Feature PhotographyFirst Place: “UM Celebrates Native American Traditions,” by Keele Smith, University of MontanaSecond Place: “Dog Pool Party,” by Melinda Rossner & William McKee, Washington State University

Television Sports PhotographyFirst Place: “UM Pole Vaulter Shoots for New Heights,” by Keele Smith, University of MontanaBest All-Around Television NewscastFirst Place: The Daily's Double Shot, University of Washington

Best Affiliated Web Site (Large)First Place: The Daily of the University of Washington onlineSecond Place: The Torch online, Lane Community CollegeThird Place: The Broadside online, Central Oregon Community College

Best Affiliated Web Site (Medium)First Place: The Sun Star online, University of Alaska FairbanksSecond Place: The Sentinel online, North Idaho College

Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry; works to inspire and educate the next generation of journalists; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press. For more information about SPJ, please visit www.spj.org.